Scott Bakula

An accomplished Tony Award-nominated stage actor, Scott Bakula earned his loyal small screen following through his starring role as the time-traveling, identity-shifting protagonist of the sci-fi seri...
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Quantum Leap stars to reunite on TV

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WENN.com
Oct 20, 2014

The stars of beloved time-travel TV drama Quantum Leap are set to reunite in Scott Bakula's new series NCIS: New Orleans. Dean Stockwell will play a retired cop who is approached by Bakula's character and his team as they investigate a 40-year-old murder case.
Executive producer Gary Glasberg tells EW.com, "We did it! We found an opportunity for the tremendously talented Dean Stockwell to reunite onscreen with Scott Bakula. What a treat for November sweeps. We are thrilled to have him join us for some Thanksgiving fun."

CBS
Given the success of NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles, it was a no-brainer for CBS to extend the franchise to New Orleans in a new series debuting this fall. Check out where all three NCIS shows are filming right now.
NCIS
NCIS, which recently celebrated its 250th episode, returns for a 12th season on Sept. 23.
Today, the show is filming scenes for for the upcoming season at Valencia Studios in Valencia, CA which has served as their home base since 2003.
NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: L.A. is currently filming at 104 Fremont Pl, Los Angeles, a swanky residence in a gated community that was also featured in The Artist.
The show is moving to a new Monday night timeslot when it returns to CBS this fall.
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NCIS: New Orleans
Filming is already underway on NCIS: NOLA, starring Scott Bakula, CCH Pounder and Zoe McLellan, and this week they are filming at one of New Orleans' most famous historic site: the U.S.S. Kidd. The ship was the first to be named after Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor and now it will make history again with a prominent role in this NCIS: New Orleans episode.
See what else is filming on location today in my Daily Filming Locations at OnLocationVacations.com!

CBS Broadcasting
CBS announced its fall television lineup today, and the network seems to be charting very familiar territory. While the other broadcast players scramble for the next big thing, CBS is firmly in cruise control. It would be easy to say that the the channel is just going through the motions, but the folks at CBS know what works and know their audience even better, which is why they're still the reigning champs of broadcast television. This year, the channel that brought you NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles, brings you their next surefire hit, NCIS: Somewhere Else, plus another half dozen police procedurals and two new comedies... one of which is actually a really old comedy. In these hardscrabble times, it may be difficult to decide which NCIS to watch, so we've rounded up all the new shows in CBS's 2014-2015 lineup.
Scorpion What It Is: Drama.What's It About: Eccentric genius and his team of misfits battle against high tech threats of the modern age, but the socially awkward group needs a translator of sorts, to help them communicate to the world around them.Who's In It: Elyes Gabel, Robert Patrick, Katharine McPhee.What It Sounds Like: The Big Bang Theory meets Criminal Minds. How Good Will It Be: It looks like This show looks like it might try to mine the same kinds of humor as The Big Bang Theory, which often nosedives into silly stereotyping of nerd culture without being actually funny or insightful. This one isn’t looking good at all. How Long Will It Last: CBS might be trying to find a bridge between the faux-geeky comedy in Big Bang and the litany of cop procedurals on the network. Perhaps the network’s audience will pick up on that. Airs: Mondays at 10 PM this fall.
NCIS: New Orleans What It Is: Police procedural.What's It About: The local field office investigates criminal cases involving military personnel. Who's In It: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan.What It Sounds Like: It’s going to be NCIS, but everyones going to be talking about gumbo. How Good Will It Be: As good as an NCIS spin-off can be. Scott Bakula is great, but we doubt he's going to flourish in this.How Long Will It Last: Forever.Airs: Tuesdays at 9 PM this fall.
Stalker What It Is: Police procedural. What's It About: Det. Jack Larsen and his new boss, Lt. Beth Davis, investigate dangerous stalker incidents. Who's In It: Maggie Q, Dylan McDermott.What It Sounds Like: The inevitable Catfish episode of Law and Order: SVU. How Good Will It Be: CBS already has about 90 other cop shows, and this one isn’t doing much to stand out. There’s a new wrinkle (hey, we’re only going after stalkers in this on) but that’s no enough to separate it from the herd. How Long Will It Last: McDermott’s last show on CBS, Hostages, was a big misfire for the network. Plus, there are already so many procedurals clogging up the network’s schedule. We’re thinking some cop drama fatigue might be creeping in. Airs: Wednesday at 10 PM this fall.
Madame Secretary What It Is: Political drama.What's It About: Elizabeth Cord, the newly appointed Secretary of State, balances work and family life while trying to serve the President. Who's In It: Téa Leoni, Bebe Neuwirth, Geoffrey Arend, Patina Miller.What It Sounds Like: House of Cards without all the murder by train.How Good Will It Be: It looks a little staid compared to the wilder political action available from other dramas of its ilk. Still, maybe a slower drama depicting Washington is a move in the right direction.How Long Will It Last: House of Cards and Scandal has shown that political shows can survive and thrive on TV as long as they’re soapy and ridiculous. Madame Secretary looks a bit tamer than those two efforts so thrillseekers might not be interested. We’ll give it a season or two. Airs: Sundays at 8 PM this fall.
The McCarthys What It Is: Multi-camera sitcom. What's It About: The gay son of a brash Boston family wants to leave the city, but decides to stay when his outspoken and politically incorrect father gives him a position as an assistant coach on the local basketball team. Who's In It: Laurie Metcalf, Tyler Ritter, Jack McGee. What It Sounds Like: That one episode of All in the Family where meathead comes out to Archie. How Good Will It Be: We’re excited to see Laurie Metcalf return to TV, but the story itself doesn’t sound all that original or exciting. How Long Will It Last: Since Fox’s Dads failed to deliver ratings, it seems that we might be a bit tired of the whole "outspoken fathers annoying their sons thing" on TV. This one might not get a back nine. Airs: Thursdays at 9:30 PM this fall.
CSI: CyberWhat It Is: Police procedural.What's It About: Special Agent Avery Ryan is in charge of the Cyber Crime Division of the FBI, a team that solves crimes centered on the Internet.Who's In It: Patricia Arquette.What It Sounds Like: CSI meets the Internet.How Good Will It Be: It depends which The Who song they chose for the theme song. How Long Will It Last: Forever, or at least a handful of years.Airs: Midseason.
Battle Creek What It Is: Police procedural.What's It About: Two bickering detectives with polar opposite world views work together to clean up the mean streets of Battle Creek, Michigan. Who's In It: Josh Duhmel, Dean Winters.What It Sounds Like: A more straightforward version of True Detective How Good Will It Be: Dean Winters is always great, and television heavyweights Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad) and David Shore (House) are producing. This could be something special.How Long Will It Last: This series seems darker and grittier than the average CBS procedural, which might not click with regular viewers of CBS’ breezier cop dramas. We’ll be surprised if this gets a second year. Airs: Midseason.
The Odd Couple What It Is: Multi-camera sitcom. What's It About: Charming slob Oscar Madison and buttoned-up neat freak Felix Unger become unlikely roommates after the demise of their marriages. Who's In It: Matthew Perry, Thomas Lennon.What It Sounds Like: Well… The Odd Couple.How Good Will It Be: We can’t imagine what new spin this new show could put on the Odd Couple formula since every other sitcom is basically a pastiche of the Odd Couple anyway. Been there, done that. How Long Will It Last: Matthew Perry has been on a serious losing streak so he may be a bad omen for The Odd Couple. we'll give it a season.Airs: Midseason.
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Actor Scott Bakula has landed the lead role in the new Ncis spin-off. The Behind the Candelabra star will play Special Agent Pride in the crime procedural series, which will be set in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Franchise star Mark Harmon and showrunner Gary Glasberg will executive produce the show and the two-part pilot will air in the U.S. this spring (14).
NCIS was itself a spin-off from JAG and has already spawned NCIS: Los Angeles, starring Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J.

HBO
HBO’s Looking is in a strategic position to present a fresh perspective on gay men. It joins a roster of water-cooler behemoths like Game of Thrones, True Blood and Girls. It may bring a new view of gay men to the mainstream but it seems to unintentionally (or intentionally) bash other minority groups in the process. It exposes an underbelly of class, race, and sexual discrimination inherent in our culture. But the most offensive part is that it’s not bothering to make a point.
Looking follows the lives of three gay men in San Francisco. Jonathan Groff plays Paddy, the anti-Casanova, a dating-obsessed video game designer with verbal diarrhea. His friends are Dom, a slightly over-the-hill waiter and Agustín, an artist in a new relationship. Compared to its lead-in Girls, it’s notable that the cast has people of color. Agustín is played by Cuban-American actor, Frankie J. Álvarez. His boyfriend, Frank, is played by English bi-racial actor O.T. Fagbenle. Paddy’s co-worker Owen, played by Andrew Law, is Asian-American. Paddy even gets a love interest, Richie (Raúl Castillo), who is Mexican. Great, a show set in San Francisco actually acknowledges the racial make-up of the city’s residents. However, with great minorities come great responsibilities.
The series may be diverse on paper but it doesn’t present people of color as full-fledged characters. Instead, it panders to stereotypes. Owen, the Asian character calls Paddy a “Japanese schoolgirl” for using an emoticon and then offers, “I have some Pokemon cards if you want to borrow them.” Then he rolls back to his desk. Yes, the choice of the video game designer being Asian is a little trite but must he constantly reference his race? Is his character the Asian guy who Asians a lot? When Richie meets Paddy on the bus, Paddy first responds with fear and timidity because Richie’s a working class Latino. Why is he scared? Up to this point, he’s had two failed attempts at romance, what’s wrong with a guy flirting with him on the bus? He later describes Richie as not his “type.” Is it because he’s Latino? When he describes Richie to his friends he whispers the word “Mexican.” The show is trying to make gay people seem like everyone else but it seems to take time out of the show to reference race but not make a statement.
The Richie/Paddy relationship quickly degrades into unabashed sexual fetishization. Paddy is so love-starved that he tries to get into a deep conversation with an anonymous white sex partner that he later reveals he isn’t even attracted to. And yet, Richie is never considered a viable romantic candidate and instantly designated a prospective “f**kbuddy.” Paddy spends the entire episode fixated on the prospect of seeing his uncircumcised penis. Because we’re meant to believe that 99.9% of Latin men are uncircumcised. But, since Agustin says it, it’s not racist. A guy obsessed with seeing an uncircumcised penis is the making of a hilarious plotline. But why does it have to be an uncircumcised Latin penis? If you had any doubts about the racial connotations, Paddy does a Latin-specific Google search.
The wanton sexuality assigned to men of color seems like a throughline throughout the first three episodes. Despite the somewhat tame nature of the show, Agustín and Frank have sex twice in the premiere episode. #firstimpression Agustin starts to entertain the idea of becoming an escort. It's great if the show wants to take a sex-positive approach and/or explore the lives of sex workers. However, given the treatment of the Richie character, it seems like the series creators think Latinos are only good as sexual playthings. Why not have the Asian game designer moonlight as a gigolo? In a later scene set in a bathhouse, Dom is able to have a civilized conversation with another gay gentleman, Lynn (Scott Bakula), until he’s summoned by a masturbating Latino man.
The show continues into murkier waters. In “Looking at Your Browser History,” Agustín gets painted as a delinquent. When asked where he got their placemats he says he stole them from Target. (read: Latinos are thieves). Later, angry for no reason (read: Latinos are feisty), he unabashedly tells his boss how much he dislikes her work. Then, obviously, he gets fired. Is the implication that Latinos can’t keep jobs? Granted, that might seem like a huge leap, if a few minutes later Owen didn’t say “I’m Asian, alright. Our DNA rends itself apart when we lose our jobs.” The implication is, as an Asian person, he is less likely to take risks with his employment. So, via the transitive property, are we supposed to see Agustín as irresponsible with his job? Isn’t the definition of racism that certain value judgments or prejudices are assigned to different races?
The show does deserve some credit for diversity. In a post-Sofia Vergara media world, the main Latino character doesn’t have an accent. However, in an interview Álvarez reveals that his character was originally meant to have an accent, be Venezuelan, and have green card issues. Despite this somewhat progressive take on one character, Richie, the other Latino character, is flummoxed by the word “oncology.” Are we meant to laugh because Latinos mispronouncing words is funny (see: every episode of Modern Family)? Richie has had no problem eloquently flirting up to this point so why do they need to insert a Dangerous Minds moment with Paddy correcting his English?
It’s not Utopia. It’s HBO. Looking shouldn’t have to be crushed under the weight of political correctness. However, you can’t ignore the irony. The show tries to give voice and authenticity to gay men not normally represented in media. And yet, it implicitly subjugates people of color with the same stereotypes we see everywhere else. It would be fine if these borderline racist moments were germane to the plot or made a statement. It would be great if Paddy’s racism taught him a lesson as to why he’s so unsuccessful with men. But he may have been speaking for the writers when he flatly said, “I think I may be racist.”
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"We've got screens up... so he can't throw stuff at us. I race him in the neighbourhood, periodically. I'm not gonna tell you (exactly) where I live because he'll show up because we aren't getting along right now... I think you have to egg back, I think you have to play with Justin." Actor Scott Bakula pokes fun at the drama between Justin Bieber and his Calabasas, California neighbours. The pop star is currently under investigation for causing over $20,000 (GBP12,500) worth of damage to a neighbour's home in an egg attack.

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It's officially awards season, and the Annie Awards are the latest to announce their picks for the best films of the year, with Frozen, The Croods, Monsters University, Despicable Me 2, and The Wind Rises facing off against each other for the title of Best Animated Picture. Not only are all of those films considered to be contenders for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, as the is often a great deal of overlap between the winners of the two awards, but all of the current major forces in animated films are accounted for: Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks, and Studio Ghibli. They've all had a feature win the top prize before, which is unsurprising as the Best Picture award tends to go to the biggest animated film of the year.
This year's winner could be more difficult to predict than usual, due to a number of factors. Both traditional Disney and Pixar films have long records of success at the Annie Awards, each with more wins than any of the other studios, major or minor. Both Frozen and Monsters Univeristy were highly-anticipated, box office successes, and they've recieved positive reviews. As such, this category could really be a fight between these two films, as they could both easily be considered the biggest animated picture of the year. However, Despicable Me 2 and The Croods were also major commercial successes, which could help them out if Pixar and Disney split the vote. Then, of course, there's The Wind Rises, which not only got wonderful reviews, but is the last film that Hayao Miyazaki will ever make, and the desire to reward the great animator could swing voters in its favor. Of course, there's also the slight chance that the Annie for Best Picture could bypass all of these big films and be awarded to either Ernest &amp; Celestine or A Letter to Momo, the two lesser known films. It seems very unlikely, but it has happened before... when the 1997 Annie for Best Animated Feature was awarded to Cats Don't Dance, a cult favorite that was a disaster at the box office.
When looking back at the list of Annie Best Picture winners, Cats Don't Dance is a clear outlier. Nominated against Hercules and Space Jam, it was certainly not the most attention-grabbing film of the year, nor was it the most successful, earning just over $3 million at the box office. Sixteen years later, the film is not nearly as well remembered as its competitors. After all, a cast that included Scott Bakula, Kathy Najimi, and Jasmine Guy of A Different World isn't nearly as attractive as Michael Jordan, R. Kelly, Danny DeVito, and James Woods. Cats Don't Dance was also unfortunate enough to be released during the merger between Time Warner and Warner Bros, resulting in very little promotion, which couldn't stand up to the Disney renaissance. But even with the right promotion, there's no telling whether or not children would have flocked to Cats Don't Dance, which feature a more adult-friendly plot and soundtrack than most animated films at the time.
The story of Cats Don't Dance follows Danny, a cat from Indiana who moves to Hollywood to pursue his dream of movie stardom. However, once he arrives, he finds that animal actors aren't treated as well as the humans, and his attempts to gain attention and screen time for himself and his animal actor friends earns him the wrath of Darla Dimple, a nightmare child star who makes it her mission to destroy Danny. Not only is the storyline of Danny trying to "make it in Hollywood" not very likely to attract children, the film is full of references and jokes to the 1930s movie musicals that were its inspiration, which would go over the heads of most children. Even its score, composed by Pixar favorite Randy Newman, is a little too sophisticated for the average child's taste. So how did Cats Don't Dance manage to walk away with the Annie, despite all of the odds stacked against it?
Well, to put it simply, it was the best animated film of the year. In fact, in my humble opinion, it may be one of the best animated films of all time. The story is by turns funny and emotional, and the kind of movie that you understand better as you get older. The more jokes you understand and the more references you get, the more entertaining the film becomes, and the themes of determining whether to keep following your dreams or to walk away from them are something that resonate much more with an older audience than with children. The centerpiece of the score, "Tell Me Lies," which is sung by Natalie Cole, not only becomes more poignant the older you get, but is also much more sophisticated than anything found on most animated scores. It might not be more memorable than Space Jam, but it is a much better film.
Even though the Annies tend to go to the biggest, splashiest film of the year, those films are, more often than not, the best animated films of the year as well. When Disney was winning the Best Picture award year after year it was for films like Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King, which are still considered some of the greatest films the studio has ever produced. Likewise, all of the Pixar films that have won the award are regonized as stellar films. In that respect, at least, Cats Don't Dance fits right in. It might be the least famous and the least successful film to win an Annie, but there's no doubt as to its quality. And it only gets better with age.
The winners of the 2013 Annie Awards will be announced on February 1. In the meantime, check out the finale number from Cats Don't Dance, below, or stream the whole thing on Netflix.
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When a highly-anticipated and heavily advertised movie hits the theaters and bombs, it's got to create a truly unusual feeling for all involved. It would have been interesting to be a fly on the wall for the reactions of Benedict Cumberbatch upon his learning that The Fifth Estate averaged $969 per theater over the opening weekend.
"Wow. That's marvelous. $969 thousand per theater? Excellent start!""... No, Benedict. That's dollars. Just dollars. $969. Nine-hundred sixty-nine." "I need to go for a walk. A very long walk."
Seeing that made me think of five other recent and historically bad openings:
Machete Kills (2013)
This was not a good year for openings. It's a bit of a surprise, since it's packed to the gills with stars and people seemed to love the first one. It pulled in $3.8 milllon, which was spread out over 2,500 theaters. This equals -- and please bear in mind, I was never good at math -- not a lot. I just hope Danny Trejo's Machete doesn't track down the people who didn't see this movie.
Jobs (2013)
The subject matter was awesome: Steve Jobs! But people just couldn't get past the fact that it was Ashton Kutcher in the role. The other problem was that the movie only focused on a narrow slice of his life, and there was so much to his whole story. It opened to $6.8 million. That may have been lower than the amount Kutcher makes per episode on Two And A Half Men. Dude, you got Punk'd at the theater!
It's Pat (1994)
This movie, based around a person of ambigious sexuality played by Julia Sweeney on a series of Saturday Night Live skits, had a very limited theater run, and it's a good thing: It got terrible reviews and supposedly earned only around $60,000 TOTAL. It was unambiguously yanked out of the theaters very quickly.
Major League: Back To the Minors (1998)
Audience members sent this film back to the bush leagues, paying only a little over $2 million in its opening weekend. Of course, with no Charlie Sheen and Scott Bakula taking over the lead role, the lack of interest is understandable. Bakula probably said in his best Quantum Leap voice, "Ohhhh boy..." when he saw the numbers.
The Oogieloves in Big Balloon Adventures (2012)
This was supposed to be from a popular kids' series, but a movie that looked like the Teletubbies on acid only raked in $443,000 in its opening weekend. I'm sure that cast members like Cary Elwes and Christopher Lloyd called Cumberbatch to tell them that it could have been a LOT worse.
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Former child star Haley Joel Osment is set to make his return to the big screen with two indie dramas. The Sixth Sense actor took time off to attend New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, but will star in Tusk and Me Him Her, according to Deadline.com.
In Tusk, Osment will play a man on the hunt for his podcast co-host in the Canadian wilderness. The film will be directed by Kevin Smith and is set to start filming North Carolina and Los Angeles in November (13).
The former child actor's role in Me Him Her is currently under wraps, but the film reportedly also features Scott Bakula, Alia Shawkat and Geena Davis.
Suddenly busy Osment is also set to appear on U.S. sitcom Alpha House and the miniseries Spoils Of Babylon, which will debut in January (14).

NBC
Thousands of landlords probably were able to bill people for damage done to the walls when people threw their remotes after these lame season finales.
St. Elsewhere
One of the best hospital dramas was only in the mind of an autistic boy? OK then... way to completely trivialize the acting work done by such great actors as Denzel Washington, William Daniels and Howie Mandel. OK, maybe the third one is a stretch. But still.. it was just a complete copout and I'm surprised the writers didn't get laughed out of the room when the idea was first suggested.
Seinfeld
This show should undergo the judicial process for its terrible finale where the gang of four are on trial. It was one of the best shows and it just was the most lackluster idea for a finale that I could imagine. The only way it could have been worse was have it all be a fever dream for Kramer.
The Sopranos
There are some people who think this is actually a great ending for the show and that it shows how Tony Soprano died. I'm not in that camp. My reaction was: "Wait. Why is my TV black now? WHAT HAPPENED? ARGH!"*checks internet* "IT WAS DELIBERATE?!?!" Yeah, people shouldn't have to be scratching their heads wondering if their television was on the fritz.
Newhart
It was a dream. Really? REALLY? Dallas does the wimpy dream thing. You know, the whole Bobby Ewing dying thing and then magically walking out of a shower like a year later. It just wiped out a whole lot of funny laughs. Also, who the hell dreams for like 40 hours straight without waking up?
Quantum Leap
This ending took one of the best concepts ever and just spit on it. They weren't content to show this guy trying to time-travel back to his time and have it end will. Nope. Not only did it end with a stupid negative caption about how the show ended, they spelled the main character's as "Dr. Sam Becket" instead of "Beckett". I hope whoever proofread that got fired and is working as a janitor in a movie studio now.
Dinosaurs
Yes, we know they went extinct, but it was a cute show about dinosaurs with human-like personalities. In the final episode, they ended it on SUCH a bummer. I've never understood why some of these sitcoms -- you know, shows that derive their highest ratings by making people LAUGH -- end their runs on such low notes. Is it a double-middle finger at those who stopped watching it and thus made them wind up having to wrap it up? Who knows.
Sex &amp; The City
The movies tried to redeem what was a horrible ending, but sadly, the second movie was even worse. Of course I found out about this from my wife. She was livid when she saw how it ended in such a wishy-washy way for Carrie and everyone else on the show.
Roseanne
It was all in her head as a writer? That's almost as bad as Newhart! What is it with writer's taking the easy way out when it comes to stuff like this? It's like they had a plane to catch during the final writing session and they were like, "OK. Let's just make her a writer and it all having been in her head." "Works for me!" "OK!" "See ya guys!"
ALF
Taking a bit from the Alf write-up: Leaving a friendly alien in the hands of the military is NOT how I would end a sitcom. Just my own 2 cents. You had this strange-looking alien that resembled a furry, big-nosed Ronald Reagan and spend most of the show having him do silly things. Now you end it on such a bummer like that? What is wrong with these writers?
Little House on the Prairie
"We're gonna blow up our town to prove a point!" A sane person would then say, "Wait, what? Have you been drinking the moonshine again?" Poor Michael Landon deserved better than this than to have that last episode on his acting resume. Fortunately, Highway to Heaven rescued him.
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Played the recurring role of Ted Shively, ex-husband of Annie Potts' Mary Jo, in the CBS sitcom "Designing Women"

Played time traveler Sam Beckett in the NBC series, "Quantum Leap"; began directing episodes during the 1991-1992 season; earned three Golden Globe nominations and four Emmy nominations for Best Actor

Summary

An accomplished Tony Award-nominated stage actor, Scott Bakula earned his loyal small screen following through his starring role as the time-traveling, identity-shifting protagonist of the sci-fi series "Quantum Leap" (NBC, 1989-1993). Bakula was occasionally featured in films, including comedies "Necessary Roughness" (1991) and acclaimed dramas "American Beauty" (1999) and "Life as a House" (2001), but his rugged, all-American looks and "everymen" appeal generally made him a better fit for television work. He spent two seasons sparring with "Murphy Brown" (CBS, 1988-1998) and commanded leading roles on the "Star Trek" offering "Enterprise" (UPN, 2001-05), and as Ray Romano's mid-life crisis buddy on "Men of a Certain Age" (TNT, 2009-). Bakula's versatility led to over two decades of steady screen success, where he was equally appealing as square-jawed men of authority or charming, sensitive dreamboats in both comedies and dramas.

Education

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University of Kansas

Kirkwood High School

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On directing himself: "I actually love doing it. I love breaking down the etiquette on the set and to be able to go directly to the actors with what I think, instead of having to go through the director." - Bakula quoted in Parade magazine, Feb. 5, 1995